May 8: As the first The Adventures of Tintin story reaches its conclusion in Le Petit Vingtième and has Tintin return from the USSR to Brussels the magazine's editors stage Tintin's return in real life with an actor and a dog. To their amazement the railway station's square is crowded with readers, making everybody realize that Tintin has become a success. Hergé is quickly encouraged to start a new Tintin story. [5]